He ate one of the nuts the lovely couple in the park had shared with me and then gazed down from the branch, just out of reach ... his wee eyes filled with gratitude and love? Or that's how I read it.

You know, the bus to Nervi and the place of the squirrels departs from the steps close by. We can use our book of 1.10euro bus tickets to ride approximately half an hour before walking the most exquisite (no, I’m not exaggerating) coastal walkway the Pato rk of the Squirrels. I do believe we shall be returning, with a bag of nuts and some time to stay awhile.